Overview of 'Emmerdale' Season 42

Episode 1 - Thursday 1st January 2013

Release Date: 2013-01-01

Declan is itching to get back to work and Katie encourages him. However, Megan fears that Declan has got his priorities wrong and struggles to convince him to spend time with Katie. Robbie wants to know what Megan is going to do about getting the money back from Declan, but she is unsure whether she should be playing those kinds of games with her brother.

Episode 2 - Wednesday 2nd January 2013

Release Date: 2013-01-02

Charity knows something is up with Jai as he cancels a lunch date and is increasingly more distracted. Rishi fears that Jai is not doing a good job of hiding his worries. At the same time, over at the hospital, Rachel is terrified for Archie when the doctor tells her that the newborn has developed an infection but adds that they've caught it early.

Episode 3 - Thursday 3rd January 2013 (Part 1)

Release Date: 2013-01-03

Cameron is floored when a relative of Alex arrives in the village looking for them. The family member vows not to rest until they discover what really happened. Meanwhile, Jai feels the pressure when Charity sees that his phone is ringing and answers it.

Episode 4 - Thursday 3rd January 2013 (Part 2)

Release Date: 2013-01-03

Jai demands to know more about Rishi's visit, but Rachel slams the door in his face and tells him to stay away. He then struggles to contain his anger at the factory as everything winds him up. Soon afterwards, Jai lays into his dad about going to see Rachel, and Charity walks in to find him with Rishi pinned against the wall.

Episode 5 - Friday 4th January 2013

Release Date: 2013-01-04

Charity begins asking questions, determined to find out what Jai is holding back. She quizzes Gennie about whether she thinks Jai has been acting strangely. When Rishi is asked, he assures Charity that it's the baby issue, but Charity determinedly follows up her enquiries by asking Dan and Ali.

Episode 6 - Monday 7th January 2013

Release Date: 2013-01-07

Jai returns to work and makes an uneasy truce with Nikhil, but soon finds himself clashing with Dan, who takes a stand and walks out. Nikhil is fuming and as he points out all the mistakes that Jai has made, Jai storms out furious. In the café, Rachel is concerned as she sees things aren't good between Jai and Charity.

Episode 7 - Tuesday 8th January 2013

Release Date: 2013-01-08

Noah sulks over wanting to see Jai, leaving Charity torn over what to do. Soon afterwards, Rishi tries to talk to Charity, who is losing patience with Jai. Rishi encourages her to give Jai another chance, but she's at the end of her tether and thinks she should just give up like Jai has.

Episode 8 - Wednesday 9th January 2013

Release Date: 2013-01-09

At Holdgate Farm, Rishi is shocked to hear that Charity has left Jai and insists that he can't let her go without a fight. Over at Pear Tree Cottage, Charity is wound up when she discovers that Jimmy has asked Chas to the family meal, and she tries to hide her frustration when Jimmy says that she has a cold heart.

Episode 9 - Thursday 10th January 2013 (Part 1)

Release Date: 2013-01-10

Chas is unnerved when Jimmy calls her to the graveyard to see that all of the flowers from the other graves have been piled on top of Carl's grave. Chas is unaware that she's being watched. Back at the pub, Chas is terrified when she opens her mail to find a photo of herself with her eyes scratched out and blames a baffled Bernice. Ashley, Bernice and Jimmy are all concerned and try to help Chas, who is clearly struggling to hold it together despite her brave front.

Episode 10 - Thursday 10th January 2013 (Part 2)

Release Date: 2013-01-10

As a shaken Chas sits alone, her mobile rings and she kills the call. At the same time, Nicola is sceptical over Chas's story of having a mystery stalker and tells Jimmy not to make it his fight. Later, Bernice is telling Chas to sort this out when they hear Gabby screaming and hurry through to the back.

Episode 11 - Friday 11th January 2013

Release Date: 2013-01-11

There is still tension between Declan and Katie as she declines his offer of going out for the day. Declan smarts and Robbie enjoys the animosity. Soon afterwards, Megan covers as she looks at figures on Declan's computer. She is irked when Robbie questions if she's having second thoughts and his paranoia is still apparent.

Episode 12 - Wednesday 14th January 2013

Release Date: 2013-01-14

Robbie tells Megan that he saw Katie and Andy together and suspects something is going on between them. Megan asks Robbie not to tell Declan. However, Declan is shocked when Robbie lands Katie in it by telling him that she was with Andy rather than Chas yesterday.

Episode 13 - Thursday 15th January 2013

Release Date: 2013-01-15

Declan tries to make it up to Katie with a slap-up breakfast, and Katie can't help but smile when he vows to make her happy no matter what. At the same time, Megan is uncomfortable when Robbie finds out that the hotel deal has been signed off.

Episode 14 - Friday 16th January 2013

Release Date: 2013-01-16

Alicia and David prepare to tell people they're not together anymore. However, David is put out when Alicia milks it for sympathy. As word spreads, David realises that it's not quite going according to plan. David wants Priya to keep things quiet about them for a couple more weeks because of Jacob, but Jacob later spots them kissing and runs off crying.